Personal reflections on 40 years of research in computational modeling of the load-bearing behavior of concrete structures

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Authors: Günter Hofstetter, Alexander Dummer, Peter Gamnitzer, Paul Hofer, Magdalena Schreter, Matthias Neuner, Thomas Mader, Stefan Smaniotto, Bernhard Valentini, B. Winkler
DOI: 10.1201/9781003660026-5
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Abstract

The progress in computational modeling of the load-bearing behavior of concrete structures from the 1980s until today is reviewed by focussing on selected topics, in which the first author and former and present co-workers were involved. The topics include ultimate load FE-analyses of a prestressed shell structure, regularization techniques for the softening behavior of concrete and modeling of the time-dependent material behavior of shotcrete. Special attention is paid to the validation and application of the numerical models to projects in engineering practice.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering Research

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Journal / source
CRC Press eBooks
Pages
41–52
Publication date
6 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter